There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

It's the Nike Air Zoom Streak XC. Probably Nike's most minimalist running shoe (and most popular but it's under $50 so Nike doesn't offer it at any stores; you have to order it online). It's a good all-purpose shoe (XC, roads, and trails). It only has a 3mm toe to heel differential.

Thanks, I just order a pair of the Nike XC, I just switch to a pair of Inov-8's with a 3mm drop, which are tearing up my heel cord so I am going to try the XC's and blend my old Nike Free's and Inov-8's till I adapt more. Enjoy your Denver runs, I am in Tampa and it is hot, hot, hot already, Thanks again!Neil